Westwood, Southfleet

Westwood is a hamlet in the parish of Southfleet in Kent, England, in the west of the parish.

Westwood
Westwood
Location within Kent
OS grid referenceTQ5980670468
District
  • Dartford
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGravesend
Postcode districtDA13
PoliceKent
FireKent
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament

It is one mile west of the village of Southfleet. In the 19th century it was one of only two hamlets within the parish (the other being Betsham, in addition to the main village).[1]

Wheatsheaf Public House in Westwood

It lies around the crossroads formed by the Westwood Road (which leads to Betsham), Highcross Road (leads to Bean), Whitehall Road (leads to Longfield), and Hook Green Road (leads to Southfleet village).[2] The Wheatsheaf Public House, near the crossroads, is a Grade II Listed Building. This dates from 15th – 16th century and is a timber-framed building, faced with plaster, with a hipped thatched roof.[3] Nearby is Westwood farm.

A quarter of a mile to the south lies the site of the former Longfield Halt railway station.

References
  1. Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales, John Marius Wilson, London 1870
  2. See Ordnance Survey Street View, scale 1:10,000, at grid reference 559806, 170468
  3. Information from the listing by "English Heritage", official title: the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England - see http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk



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